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The painting was published on postcards apparently printed in 1964, with no copyright notice.

Scans of the postcards are found for sale on eBay and other sites, with the complete text on back of the postcard as follows:

Placing the Stars

R. McGill Mackall's painting of a little-known moment in American history — which took place in a Baltimore brewery, where the stars were put on the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write our national anthem — hangs in the new Carling Brewery Company plant, Exit 9, Baltimore Beltway. Tours 10 A.M. Tuesdays and 2 P.M. Thursdays.

Visit the Flag House, Fort McHenry, the U.S.F. Constellation

Star-Spangled Banner Sesquicentennial

Baltimore, Maryland, 1964

Mirro-Krome ® Card By H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., New York 36, N.Y.

Pub. by David E. Traub, 2313 South Rd., Baltimore 9, MD.